jettison

jettison    [Jet-uh-suh n]

verb.  to abandon or discard; throw away (something)

"It may be harder to persuade people to eat more healthy foods than to jettison unhealthy ones."

"Will Obama jettison public investment for lower deficits?"

"It's time to jettison the conventional wisdom about how to buy a new car."

"Jettison a friendship; jettison an attitude"

roil

roil    [roil]

verb.  to stir up, make turbulent

"Puerto Rico’s postponing its debt payments for a year could roil financial markets that are already dealing with the turmoil of the renewed debt crisis in Greece."

"Donald Trump roiled the first GOP presidential debate."

"Deflategate is the latest in a series of scandals that have roiled the NFL over the past year."

revamp

revamp    [ree-Vamp]

verb.  to improve, renovate, or redo

"Under Verizon's revamped system, there are no single-line options or family plans."

"In the wake of these disappointing numbers and strong competition, is it time for the phone company to revamp its strategy?"

"Downtown Kansas City:  a thriving arts scene, newly revamped public spaces and solid job growth."

The original meaning of a vamp is the front part of a shoe or boot that covers the top of the foot. To repair or replace that part of shoe, you would have to revamp it. 

gaffe

gaffe    [gaf]

noun.   A embarrassing social mistake 

"If you run into a friend out with her grey-haired father, and you call him her grandfather, then you've made a gaffe."

"It was one of the most memorable gaffes:  At a GOP primary debate hosted in November 2011, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry vowed to shutter three government agencies as president, but struggled to remember the third name."

"Each of these candidates did things right and wrong in their races; some made gaffes, and others ran out of money."

windfall

windfall   [Wind-fawl]

noun. an unexpected good fortune, mostly financially 

"It appears that the Houston Rockets guard, James Harden, is in for some good luck in the form of a massive financial windfall. Adidas has offered him a 13-year, $200 million endorsement contract to leave rival Nike."

"The U.S. households were finally spending some of the windfall from lower gasoline prices, and capped a month of solid economic reports."

"Most Netflix employees also receive stock options, which have been producing huge windfalls in the past few years as the company’s shares have soared."

cobble

cobble    [kob-uh l] 

verb.  to put together roughly; repair, mend, patch

"In their star defense player Jason Pierre-Paul's absence, Giants coaches will have to cobble together a pass rush with a collection of less accomplished players."

"The law makers will have to cobble together a compromised legislation that can pass both chambers."

"The mayor cobbled together a budget."

hoopla

hoopla    [Hoop-lah] 

noun. excitement surrounding an event or situation, especially considered to be unnecessary fuss

"A year after all the hoopla about a sapphire iPhone, it seems that glass remains as the dominant screen surface."

"Three months ago, Mr. Price, announced he was setting a new minimum salary of $70,000 at his firm, Gravity Payments. Since, all the hoopla has caused turmoil at his company."

"Some families may want to make a lot of hoopla on their kids' birthdays, while I'd prefer a quiet dinner at home."